Office of the Historian

Prelude to the Geneva Conference, January-April 1954: Continued deterioration of the French military position; the siege of Dien Bien Phu; the question of United States intervention; the search for united action

[671] Hagerty Diary, April 1, 1954

[Washington, undated.]

Eisenhower Library, James C. Hagerty papers

[672] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Australia

Washington, April 1, 1954—8:06 p.m.

396.1 GE/4–154: Telegram

[673] The Secretary of State to the Embassy at Saigon

Washington, April 1, 1954—8:10 p.m.

751G.5/4–154: Telegram

[675] The Ambassador at Saigon (Heath) to the Department of State

Saigon, April 2, 1954—1 p.m.
[Received 2:45 a.m.]

751G.00/4–254: Telegram

[676] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Secretary of State

[Washington,] April 2, 1954.

Eisenhower Library, Dulles papers, “Meetings with the President”

[677] Draft Prepared in the Department of State

[Washington,] April 2, 1954.

Eisenhower Library, Dulles papers, “Indochina”

[678] The Ambassador in France (Dillon) to the Department of State

Paris, April 2, 1954—2 p.m.
[Received 10:23 a.m.]

751G.00/4–254: Telegram

[680] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in India

Washington, April 2, 1954—3:54 p.m.

751G.00/3–3154: Telegram

[681] The Ambassador in France (Dillon) to the Department of State

Paris, April 2, 1954—8 p.m.
[Received 4:11 p.m.]

751G.00/4–254: Telegram

[682] Memorandum by Chief of Staff, United States Army (Ridgway)

Washington, April 2, 1954—4 p.m.

Radford papers, Indochina papers/Geneva Conference

[683] Memorandum by the Chief of Naval Operations (Carney)

Washington, 2 April 1954.

Radford papers, Indochina papers/Geneva Conference

[685] Memorandum by the Commandant of the United States Marine Corps (Shepherd)

Washington, 2 April 1954.

Radford papers, Indochina papers/Geneva Conference

[686] Memorandum for the File of the Secretary of State

[Washington,] April 5, 1954.

Eisenhower Library, Dulles papers, “Indochina”

[688] Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between the President and the Secretary of State

[Washington,] April 3, 1954—1:44 p.m.

Eisenhower Library, Dulles papers, “Telephone Conversations”

[691] The Ambassador in France (Dillon) to the Department of State

Paris, April 5, 1954—1 a.m.
[Received April 4—9:43 p.m.]

751G.00/4–554: Telegram

[692] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Washington, April 4, 1954—11:47 p.m.

751G.5/4–454: Telegram

[693] The Ambassador in France (Dillon) to the Department of State

Paris, April 5, 1954—11 a.m.
[Received 5:11 a.m.]

751G.00/4–554: Telegram

[694] Memorandum of Presidential Telephone Conversation, Monday, April 5, 1954, 8:27 a.m.

April 5, 1954, 8:27 a.m.

Eisenhower Library, Eisenhower papers, Whitman file

[695] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in France

Washington, April 5, 1954—9:29 a.m.

751G.5/4–554: Telegram

[696] The Ambassador in France (Dillon) to the Department of State

Paris, April 5, 1954—8 p.m.
[Received 2:26 p.m.]

751G.00/4–554: Telegram

[697] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Counselor (MacArthur)

[Washington,] April 5, 1954.

751G.00/4–554

[699] Memorandum by the Assistant Staff Secretary to the President (Minnich)

[Washington, undated.]

Eisenhower Library, White House Office, “Legislative Leadership Conferences”

[700] Memorandum by the Director of the Policy Planning Staff (Bowie) to the Secretary of State

[Washington,] April 5, 1954.

S/S–NSC files, lot 63 D 351, NSC 5405 Series